Engineering Assistant
Resume:
Kevin Thompson
Piscataway, NJ 08854
******@*****.***
Summary Neuroscientist Ph.D. with biomedical engineering bachelor’s and broad research experience in molecular
and cell biology including 3 years undergraduate, 1 year lab tech, 4 years of graduate level experience.
Additionally, teaching, mentoring, manufacturing and leadership experience.
Education Neuroscience Ph.D. defense date December 11, 2013 GPA: 3.8
UMDNJ/Rutgers University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Piscataway NJ
Thesis HuR regulates cell cycle and translation in neocortical neural stem cells
* Studied posttranscriptional regulation of neurogenesis
* Implemented conditional genetic deletion scheme to ablate HuR in neural stem cells
* Used advanced techniques to analyze structural and molecular phenotypes associated with HuR deletion
* Investigated secreted signaling molecule regulation of neurogenesis
* Mentored 9 undergraduate students through summer research programs and research for credit
* IGERT Fellow September 2010-2012
* Oral and poster presentations both on and off campus
Rutgers University School of Engineering, Piscataway NJ
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, May 2008, GPA: 3.9
Thesis Controllable Notch expression for embryonic stem cell to neural stem cell differentiation
* Created embryonic to neural stem cell differentiation platform
* Developed lentiviral delivery system for controllable Notch expression
* Developed recombinant Notch protein modified with a basic amino acid sequence for direct
transduction of Notch across cell membranes
Experience Stem Cell Research Center, Rutgers University, Piscataway NJ
Lab Technician, June 2008 – September 2009
* Assisted is design and construction of molecular tools for pluripotent stem cell generation
* Assisted in development, maintenance and culture of immortalized, primary and embryonic stem cells
* Assisted in training of industrial and academic individuals through a stem cell training course
Department of Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway NJ
Teaching Assistant, September 2012 – May 2013
* Undergraduate level General Biology laboratory instructor
* 2 sections of 3-hour lab classes per week including a 1-hour instructional lecture
* Provide individual support for students seeking additional instruction
Lab skills
Molecular cloning Polysome Fractionation
Lentiviral generation Luciferase Assay
Cell culture Cell Biology
Recombinant protein synthesis/isolation Confocal Microscopy
Infection/Transfection/Transformation Stem Cell Biology
RNA/DNA/protein isolation Biochemistry
qPCR / PCR Teaching/Mentoring
Protein IP Animal Husbandry
Western Blot Genetics
Manuscripts in Preparation
Specification of neocortical neuron subpopulations by timed thalamic WNT3 regulation of HuR-dependent post-
transcriptional events
Kevin Thompson, Barbara Viljetic, Kristina Sakers, Vera Medvedeva, Joseph D. Dekker, Philip W. Tucker, Dimitris L.
Kontonyiannis, Matthias Groszer, Ronald P. Hart, Mladen-Roko Rasin
HuR interacts with the initiation kinase eIF2ak4 to regulate ribosomal assembly and translation
Thompson K*, Kraushar ML*, Wijeratne S, Viljetic B, Sakers, K, Kontonyiannis DL, Hart R, Rasin MR
*equally contributed
Developmental heterogeneity of the neocortical ribosome is regulated by timed WNT3 secretion from in-growing
thalamocortical axons
Matthew L. Kraushar, Kevin Thompson, H.R.Sagara Wijeratne1, Barbara Viljetic, Ronald P. Hart, Mladen-Roko Rasin,
Publications
Thompson K., DiBona L.V., Dubey A., Crockett P.D., Rasin MR. (2010) Acute adaptive responses of central
sensorimotor neurons after spinal cord injury. Trans Neur. 1(4) 268-278.
Moore J.C., Atze K., Yeung P.L., Toro-Ramos A.J., Camarillo C., Thompson K., Ricupero C.L., Brenneman M.A., Cohen
R.I., Hart R.P. (2010). Efficient, high-throughput transfection of human embryonic stem cells. Stem Cell Res Ther. Jul
26;1(3):23.
Li H., Han Y.R., Bi C., Davila J., Goff L.A., Thompson K., Swerdel M., Camarillo C., Ricupero C.L., Hart R.P., Plummer
M.R., Grumet M. (2008) Functional differentiation of a clone resembling embryonic cortical interneuron progenitors.
Dev Neurobiol. Dec 68(14):149-64.
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